Lethbridge Polytechnic's Marketing, Communications and External Engagement team has been recognized for its work on Wider Horizons, the institution's alumni and community magazine. The Winter, Spring and Fall 2024 issues received a total of 11 industry awards on the provincial, regional and international level.
Wider Horizons earned a silver award from the international Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) Circle of Excellence competition; a "best of" award from the regional CASE District VIII competition (consisting of submissions from the Pacific Northwest and Western Canada); and was named Magazine of the Year by the Alberta Magazine Publishers Association while also taking top honours in the Photograph: People and Portraiture category.
"I'm honoured and deeply grateful for our amazing team whose creativity and dedication earned this recognition," says Leeanne Conrad, director of Marketing, Communications and External Engagement. "Wider Horizons exemplifies how we celebrate and share the stories of our people and community in ways that reflect Lethbridge Polytechnic's vision to prepare learners and shape communities, and we're proud to see this work resonate beyond our campus."
CASE CIRCLE OF EXCELLENCE AWARDS - July 2025
- SILVER: Magazines - Alumni/General Interest (two-year institutions): Spring and Fall 2024, Wider Horizons
- Comments from the judges: Top notch visuals that can speak for themselves, sharp design, and robust content for a two-year institution that gives this magazine the potential to be a contender in any competition.
BEST OF CASE District VIII AWARDS - November 2025
- Magazines - Alumni/General Interest (two-year institutions): Spring and Fall 2024, Wider Horizons
Alberta Magazine Awards - September 2025
- MAGAZINE OF THE YEAR - Spring and Fall 2024, Wider Horizons
- Comments from the judges: Wider Horizons is deeply embedded in its community, consistently delivering high value, top quality content. The magazine's feature stories utilize compelling, colourful storytelling about subjects close to the hearts of its readers that artfully weave in service information. It delivers a cohesive reading experience with diverse voices from students, graduates and employees and rivals the best general-interest consumer magazines.
- GOLD - Photograph: People and Portraiture for "Sanctuary" (Spring 2024)
- FINALIST - Alberta Story for "It Costs Nothing to be Kind" (Fall 2024)
- FINALIST - Art Direction for a Single Issue for Where the Heart Is (Spring 2024)
- FINALIST - Editorial Package for Ready. Set. Play. (Winter 2024)
- FINALIST - Editorial Package for Where the Heart Is (Spring 2024)
- FINALIST - Illustration for "Homecomings" (Fall 2024)
- FINALIST - Profile for "It Costs Nothing to be Kind" (Fall 2024)
- FINALIST - Profile for "Sanctuary" (Spring 2024)
Launched in 2007 as part of the institution's 50th anniversary celebrations, Wider Horizons is dedicated to educating, engaging and delighting readers through compelling stories and images that reflect Lethbridge Polytechnic's people, places, ideas and experiences. The magazine is mailed to alumni and friends of the institution, distributed in the community and available online and on campus each May and October.
